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It’s coming Home! The rise of the Three Lions
After over a decade, England is finally playing quarterfinals in world cup football today, something that was least predicted in Russia this time. The tryst of the Three Lions to find a perch among the last four standing since 1990 have…
The remnants of African blushes in Russia World Cup
World's best players said painful adieu from the World Cup before the pre-quarter finals after the shock exit of heavyweights including Germany, Argentina, Portugal and Spain. Round of 16 match between Brazil and Mexico was exciting but the…
The Lions of the Atlas: Resistance to the Iberian Giants
The Moroccan national team also known as ‘The Lions of the Atlas’ made quite a name for themselves in the ongoing World Cup in Russia. Their best performance in the World Cup was when they reached the Round of 16 in 1986 to become the first…
Waiting for the Messiah’s resurrection to lift La Albiceleste
From the magnitude of a penalty he missed in a third consecutive final, the Argentine super star, arguably the best player on the earth, Lionel Messi walked-off from MetLife Stadium pulling his shirt on his face after the Copa America final…
The Albanian Eagles hover Switzerland- Serbia match, evoke Balkan Politics at World Cup
Emotions were at the heart of celebration in Kaliningrad, Russia during the World Cup group E match between Switzerland and Serbia on Friday night, as nationalist symbol of Albania, two-headed eagles flapped from the ground attacking the…
The Iceland Fairy Tale: Fighting Ice with Fire
As the first round of Russia World Cup group stage came to an end, it's been well and truly a tournament of the unexpected. Almost all of the pre-tournament favourites failed to put up a convincing show with defending champions Germany…
Kerala gets her due: Malayalam Finds a place in Saudi Arabia’s popular FIFA World Cup Squad…
Riyadh: It was a few days back Saudi Arabia announced its final squad for the World Cup 2018. Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) took a unique manner to make the announcement, with a quirky video published through the social media…
Germany see off battling Saudi to end winless run
Munich: World champions Germany survived a late scare to see off Saudi Arabia 2-1 and end their five-game winless run in the build up to the World Cup in Russia.
Germany looked to be heading for a comfortable win at Bay Arena of Bayer…
England and Portugal impress in Pre-World Cup friendlies
LEEDS: England beat Concacaf side Costo Rica 2-0 to conclude their World Cup preparations in impressive style at Elland Road in Leeds.
Manager Gareth Southgate’s rotation policy proved to be effective as the Three Lions with 10 changes…
Palestine score as Argentina abandon Israel friendly
Buenos Aires: Argentina has cancelled their final World Cup warm-up match with Israel, apparently under political pressure over Israel's apartheid regime and inhuman treatment of Palestinians under military occupation.
Argentina’s…
